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EFCC Moves against Ex Governors,Arrests Gbenga Daniel,
Others..Otumba’s aide speaks
NewsdiaryonlineThur Oct 6,2011
At last, the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC
commenced its moves against immediate past
former state governors
.Today, EFCC nabbed
Otunba Gbenga Daniel
of Ogun State.A statement
today by Adegbenro Adebanjo
media assistant to Daniel confirmed that “ he was taken
away by the(EFCC) agents ostensibly to continue investigation
into the petitions it had received against the former governor.
Reports today also
suggest that Ex Governors Alao Akala of Oyo State and Akwe
Doma of Nassarawa state
may have been arrested by the anti- graft agency.More arrests
are expected in the days and weeks ahead.
Adebanjo,Otumba Daniel’s aide paints
the picture of what happened thus: “Today, agents of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, visited the
Sagamu home of Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun
State. When they got there Otunba Daniel was at the pan Yoruba
summit in Ikenne. On learning of their presence in Sagamu Otunba
Daniel left Ikenne to join them.After which he was taken away by
the agents ostensibly to continue investigation into the
petitions it had received against the former governor.
“It is important to state that prior to their visit Otunba
Daniel had not been invited to answer any question. Also nothing
incriminating has been found or brought to his notice by
officials of the EFCC prior to their visit to his house on
Thursday. Indeed when speculation became rife that he may be
invited for questioning a scheduled trip abroad by the former
governor was put on hold in order for him to be available to
answer the summons of the EFCC.
“As a law abiding citizen Otunba Daniel expects the agency to
follow the due process in the
current situation.
Otunba Daniel remains confident that he would be vindicated as
the petitions written against him and which may have formed the
basis of his invitation by the EFCC are politically motivated.We
believe that at the end of the day the truth will prevail.
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